Turkish mobile phones range from cheap models (around 80 TL) to the latest iPhone and other smart phones. Prices are high for these imported phones, not only because they are imported, but because of the taxes levied on electronic goods.

Most tourist destinations in Turkey are well-wired with WiFi access points. In rural areas it can be more difficult to connect, but most every town has at least one internet cafe. This article explains how to get connected, wherever you may be.

Every modern mobile phone has an identity number, called the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number. By recording and keeping this number separate from your mobile phone, you can use it to report a lost or stolen mobile phone to the police and to your network provider.

Here you'll learn how to call a number in Turkey, whether the person you're calling is in the same province, another province, or another country, and how to call a person in Turkey from another country.

After you buy a Turkish mobile phone or register your foreign phone, you can pre-pay for calls by using a phone card. Authorized outlets of the three major network providers (Turkcell, Vodafone and Avea) sell them. You can also buy them in shops bearing the logo of one of these network providers.

If you don't have a working landline or mobile phone and need to make a call, you can use a Turkish public phone. They can be found in public areas such as shopping centers, public squares, train or bus stations, and outside or a PTT (Turkish post office).

Skype lets you use your desktop, laptop, or handheld device as a telephone. Calls to other Skype users are free, while calls to landlines or mobile phones cost a fraction of the what it would cost you using a telephone. It's an ideal long-distance calling solution for anyone living overseas.